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Software Engineering Job Market 2026: AI Engineering Openings Up 60%
The Pragmatic Engineer·June 9, 2026
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Summary
Two-part series. Part 1: AI engineering job openings up 60% at top companies in past year; software engineering up 7%. Part 2: AI labs now more attractive than Big Tech for talent — Anthropic accounts for 35% of interviewing.io coaching requests. Claude Code confirmed as the most popular developer tool by survey. Anthropic raised $65B at $965B valuation.
Why this signal
Useful market context for Thomas Engineering's hiring and skill development strategy. The 'AI engineering as baseline skill' trend has implications for job descriptions and team development.
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The Pragmatic Engineer · 5/26/2026
State of the software engineering job market in 2026